Where does “köydenpunoja” come from?

köydenpunoja (Finnish) comes from Finnish punoja, from Finnish punoa, from Proto-Finnic punodak, from Proto-Uralic puna- — spin.

köydenpunoja (Finnish): ropemaker

Definitions

  1. ropemaker

Ancestry of “köydenpunoja”, step by step

köydenpunoja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish punoja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpunojaweaver, twiner, intertwiner, interweaver
2Finnishpunoato intertwine, twine, weave
3Proto-Finnicpunodakto twine, to weave
4Proto-Uralicpuna-spin

via Finnish köysi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishköysirope
2Proto-Finnickeücirope
3Proto-Uralickewδe—
Every word from Proto-Uralic puna- →Every word from Proto-Finnic punodak →Every word from Finnish punoa →